www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Florida Supreme Courthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/florida-supreme-court/?utm_medium=RSSwww.washingtontimes.com Topics: Florida Supreme Courten-usSat, 31 May 2014 19:43:50 -0400APNewsBreak: Chief justice applies for FSU jobhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/31/apnewsbreak-chief-justice-applies-for-fsu-job/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Ricky Polston on Saturday jumped into the race to become the next president of Florida State University.</p> <p> Polston's decision to job to seek the top spot at his alma mater is a surprising development since right now the frontrunner ...GARY FINEOUTSat, 31 May 2014 19:43:50 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/31/apnewsbreak-chief-justice-applies-for-fsu-job/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSJustice Clarence Thomas asked to block evidencehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/28/justice-clarence-thomas-asked-to-block-evidence/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A bitter legal feud over Florida's political landscape has now made its way to the United States Supreme Court.</p> <p> An emergency petition was filed Wednesday with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that asked him to stop a Florida judge from hearing evidence obtained ...GARY FINEOUTWed, 28 May 2014 18:34:10 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/28/justice-clarence-thomas-asked-to-block-evidence/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFla. Supreme Court allows evidence at trialhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/27/fla-trial-over-political-maps-enters-2nd-week/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A divided Florida Supreme Court ruled late Tuesday that groups suing the Legislature over new political maps may use key evidence obtained from a Republican political consulting firm at an ongoing trial, but also said that evidence must not be disclosed in open court.</p> <p> ...GARY FINEOUTTue, 27 May 2014 19:22:33 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/27/fla-trial-over-political-maps-enters-2nd-week/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCourt upholds conviction of man who killed parentshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/22/court-upholds-conviction-of-man-who-killed-parents/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court is upholding the conviction and death sentence of a northeast Florida man who beat his parents to death with a baseball bat.</p> <p> Authorities say Gregory David Larkin attacked his mother, 73-year-old Myra A. Larkin, while she was watching a movie ...Thu, 22 May 2014 11:35:13 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/22/court-upholds-conviction-of-man-who-killed-parents/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFla. Supreme Court won't take up blind trust casehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/21/fla-supreme-court-wont-take-up-blind-trust-case/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court is refusing for now to consider a legal challenge to a year-old state law that allows elected officials to place their assets in a blind trust instead of reporting each investment publicly.</p> <p> Justices unanimously decided Wednesday to transfer the lawsuit ...GARY FINEOUTWed, 21 May 2014 17:55:39 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/21/fla-supreme-court-wont-take-up-blind-trust-case/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSGov. signs bill to OK law license for non-citizenshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/12/gov-signs-bill-to-ok-law-license-for-non-citizens/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court will be able to grant law licenses to non-citizens under a measure signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott.</p> <p> On Monday, Scott signed the bill (HB 755), which responds to a recent state Supreme Court decision.</p> <p> The court ruled ...Mon, 12 May 2014 18:45:12 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/12/gov-signs-bill-to-ok-law-license-for-non-citizens/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBill to allow law licenses for non-citizens passeshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/2/bill-to-allow-law-licenses-for-non-citizens-passes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court will be able to grant law licenses to non-citizens under a bill that's going to Gov. Rick Scott.</p> <p> The Senate voted 26-7 for the bill on Friday.</p> <p> The Supreme Court ruled in March that people in the country illegally ...Fri, 02 May 2014 17:09:23 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/2/bill-to-allow-law-licenses-for-non-citizens-passes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCourt: Fla. discrimination law covers pregnancyhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/court-fla-discrimination-law-covers-pregnancy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The state's civil rights laws include the protection of women discriminated against for pregnancy, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.</p> <p> The opinion finds that the intent of current statute, though not explicitly addressing pregnancy, protects individuals based on gender.</p> <p> In a 6-1 decision, ...STEVE MILLERThu, 17 Apr 2014 16:04:03 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/court-fla-discrimination-law-covers-pregnancy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS5 Things to Know in Florida for April 18http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-april-17/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.</p> <p> AFFIDAVIT: SMUGGLER THREATS FOLLOW PUIG FROM CUBA</p> <p> Court documents in Miami say the smugglers who helped Los Angeles Dodgers star Yasiel Puig leave Cuba on a speedboat have made death threats ...The Associated PressThu, 17 Apr 2014 17:03:29 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-april-17/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSSenate passes ballot measure on court appointmentshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/senate-passes-ballot-measure-on-court-appointments/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - This year's gubernatorial race could have even greater implications if a proposed constitutional amendment on Florida Supreme Court appointments is approved.</p> <p> The Senate voted 26-14 on Thursday to place a question on the fall ballot that could mean an outgoing governor would make appointments ...BRENDAN FARRINGTONThu, 03 Apr 2014 14:42:40 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/3/senate-passes-ballot-measure-on-court-appointments/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFla. Supreme Court reverses death sentencehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/27/fla-supreme-court-reverses-death-sentence/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court says a man who killed a convenience store clerk during a Jacksonville robbery shouldn't have been sentenced to death.</p> <p> The ruling Thursday said that Michael Yacob shouldn't have received a death sentence simply for a murder during a robbery gone ...Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:03:11 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/27/fla-supreme-court-reverses-death-sentence/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFuture of high court sparks legislative battlehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/26/future-of-high-court-sparks-legislative-battle/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The future of the Florida Supreme Court is sparking a legislative battle over whether the state's next governor - or the governor after that - will have a say in who will be on the court.</p> <p> Senate Republicans are backing a proposed constitutional amendment ...GARY FINEOUTWed, 26 Mar 2014 16:12:43 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/26/future-of-high-court-sparks-legislative-battle/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS5 Things to Know in Florida for March 15http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-march-15/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.</p> <p> RETRIAL SET FOR FLORIDA MAN IN LOUD MUSIC KILLING</p> <p> A Florida man convicted of attempted murder in a confrontation over loud music won't be sentenced until after his retrial on a ...The Associated PressFri, 14 Mar 2014 18:26:21 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-march-15/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFla. court rejects appeals from double-murdererhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/fla-court-rejects-appeals-from-double-murderer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court is rejecting a series of last-minute appeals from convicted murderer Robert L. Henry.</p> <p> Henry was convicted of killing two Broward County women in November 1987. He is scheduled to be executed March 20.</p> <p> The court on Friday unanimously rejected ...Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:56:21 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/14/fla-court-rejects-appeals-from-double-murderer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFla. Supreme Court tosses medical malpractice capshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/13/fla-supreme-court-tosses-medical-malpractice-caps/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Caps placed on how much money people can receive in cases where a doctor's mistakes led to a patient's death were declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday.</p> <p> The lawsuit limits were part of a law then-Republican Gov. Jeb Bush pushed in ...BRENDAN FARRINGTONThu, 13 Mar 2014 16:41:26 -0400http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/13/fla-supreme-court-tosses-medical-malpractice-caps/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSLawyer says Timely Justice Act is unfairhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/4/lawyer-says-timely-justice-act-is-unfair/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A lawyer for death row inmates told Florida Supreme Court justices a law meant to quicken the process of carrying out death sentences unfairly limits the opportunity for condemned prisoners to introduce new evidence.</p> <p> The state says the act only mandates that the process ...KAREEM COPELANDTue, 04 Feb 2014 17:57:02 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/feb/4/lawyer-says-timely-justice-act-is-unfair/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFla. Supreme Court turns down Ryce's killerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/31/fla-supreme-court-turns-down-ryces-killer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - The Florida Supreme Court is rejecting final appeals from the man who kidnapped, raped and murdered 9-year-old Jimmy Ryce on his way home from school almost 20 years ago.</p> <p> Juan Carlos Chavez, 46, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Feb. 12 for the ...Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:28:02 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/31/fla-supreme-court-turns-down-ryces-killer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSJorge Labarga named next Florida chief justicehttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/30/jorge-labarga-named-next-florida-chief-justice/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Justice Jorge Labarga will be the Florida Supreme Court's next leader.</p> <p> The seven-member court on Wednesday elected 61-year-old Labarga to a two-year term beginning July 1. He will succeed Chief Justice Ricky Polston who will remain on the bench.</p> <p> Labarga becomes the first ...Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:02:04 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/30/jorge-labarga-named-next-florida-chief-justice/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS5 Things to Know in Florida for Jan. 31http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/30/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-jan-30/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.</p> <p> FORMER GOV. CRIST LEADS GOV SCOTT IN POLL</p> <p> Former Gov. Charlie Crist is leading Republican Gov. Rick Scott by 8 points in a poll released Thursday. The poll by Quinnipiac University ...The Associated PressThu, 30 Jan 2014 16:53:14 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/30/5-things-to-know-in-florida-for-jan-30/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFlorida Supreme Court approves medical marijuana initiative for November ballothttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/27/florida-supreme-court-approves-medical-marijuana-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Supreme Court approves medical marijuana initiative for November ballot.</p>Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:07:40 -0500http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/27/florida-supreme-court-approves-medical-marijuana-i/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS